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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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